LDN 516 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 516 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (PDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:34, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 516
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:18h51m [1]
Declination:−06°36' [1]
Constellation:Scutum

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